UK and 27 other nations condemn Israel over 'inhumane killing' of Gaza civilians seeking aid

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The UK and 27 other countries have called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, where they say the suffering of civilians has "reached new depths". A joint statement says Israel's aid delivery model is dangerous and condemns what it calls the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians" seeking food and water. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said more than 100 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food over the weekend and that 19 others died as a result of malnutrition. Israel's foreign ministry rejected the countries' statement, saying it was "disconnected from reality and sends the wrong message to Hamas".

The ministry accused the armed group of spreading lies and undermining aid distribution, rather than agreeing to a new ceasefire and hostage release deal.

There have been many international statements condemning Israel's tactics in Gaza during the past 21 months of its war with Hamas. But this declaration is notable for its candour. The signatories are the foreign ministers of the UK and 27 other nations, including Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand and Switzerland. The statement begins by declaring that "the war in Gaza must end now". It then warns: "The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. The Israeli government's aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity. "We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy later told the House of Commons a "litany of horrors" was taking place in Gaza, including strikes that have killed "desperate, starving children". Announcing an extra £40m of humanitarian assistance for Gaza this year, Lammy said he was "a steadfast supporter of Israel's security and its right to exist" but the government's actions were "doing untold damage to Israel's standing in the world and undermining Israel's long-term security". There have been almost daily reports of Palestinians being killed while waiting for food since May, when Israel partially eased an 11-week total blockade on aid deliveries to Gaza and, along with the US, helped to establish a new aid system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) to bypass the existing one overseen by the UN. Israel has said the GHF's system, which uses US private security contractors to hand out food parcels from sites inside Israeli military zones, prevents supplies being stolen by Hamas. But the UN and its partners have refused to co-operate with the system, saying it is unsafe and violates the humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality, and independence. Last Tuesday, the UN human rights office said it had recorded 674 killings in the vicinity of the GHF's aid sites since they began operating eight weeks ago. Another 201 killings had been recorded along routes of UN and other aid convoys, it added. On Saturday, another 39 people were killed near two GHF sites in Khan Younis and nearby Rafah, according to Gaza's health ministry. The Israeli military said its troops fired warning shots to prevent "suspects" approaching them before the sites opened. And on Sunday, the ministry said 67 people were killed as they surged toward a convoy of UN aid lorries near a crossing point in northern Gaza. The Israeli military said troops fired warning shots at a crowd "to remove an immediate threat" but disputed the numbers killed. Following the incident, the World Food Programme warned that Gaza's hunger crisis had "reached new levels of desperation". "People are dying from lack of humanitarian assistance. Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment," the UN agency said. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said on Monday that 19 people had died as a result of malnutrition since Saturday and warned of potential "mass deaths" in the coming days. "Hospitals can no longer provide food for patients or staff, many of whom are physically unable to continue working due to extreme hunger," Dr Khalil al-Daqran, a spokesperson for al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, told the BBC. "Hospitals cannot provide a single bottle of milk to children suffering from hunger, because all baby formula has run out from the market," he added. Residents also reported that markets were closed due to food shortages. "My children cry from hunger all night. They've had only a small plate of lentils over the past three days. There's no bread. A kilogramme of flour was $80 (£59) a week ago," Mohammad Emad al-Din, a barber and father of two, told the BBC.

Reuters Medics at Nasser hospital in southern Gaza said Alaa al-Najjar's three-month-old baby son, Yehia, died as a result of malnutrition

Man who dumped remains in suitcases guilty of murder

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Bodies in the Suitcases: Man guilty of double murder

A man has been found guilty of double murder after killing two men and dumping their remains in suitcases by Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge. Yostin Mosquera, 35, murdered Paul Longworth, 71, and Albert Alfonso, 62, while staying at their flat in Shepherd's Bush, London, on 8 July 2024. Mosquera "decapitated and dismembered" the pair, froze parts of their remains and brought the rest in suitcases to Bristol. The judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, told the jurors at Woolwich Crown Court they had witnessed "terrible, brutal events" in footage shown to them during the trial. He ordered a psychiatric report for Mosquera and set a sentencing date of 24 October.

Albert Alfonso/Flickr Yostin Mosquera brutally attacked Albert Alfonso (C) and Paul Longworth (R)

It took the jury just over five hours to return the two guilty verdicts. Mr Alfonso enjoyed "extreme sex" and Mosquera, a Colombian national whom he had first spoken to online in 2012, was part of that world, jurors were told. The Colombian met the two men when he travelled to London to visit them in 2023, in the same year Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth became civil partners. Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth later split up but remained close friends. When Mosquera was invited to London for a second time, he stabbed Mr Alfonso to death during a filmed sex session.

Footage shown in court showed Mosquera singing and dancing in the aftermath of the attack. He had killed Mr Longworth with a hammer earlier the same day, shattering his skull, and hid the body in a divan bed in the apartment. Mosquera made a plan to dispose of the remains after the "calculated" and "premeditated" killings by throwing the suitcases off Clifton Suspension Bridge, the prosecution said. But he was said to have misjudged his own strength, instead dumping the suitcases on the bridge.

The 999 call that alerted police to the killings: 'There's blood coming out of the suitcases'

Mosquera admitted killing Mr Alfonso but had claimed it was manslaughter by reason of loss of control. He had pleaded not guilty to murdering both men and claimed Mr Alfonso had killed Mr Longworth. Mosquera said he feared for his life and thought he was going to be killed himself when he stabbed Mr Alfonso. He also claimed threats had been made to his family in Colombia. After the verdict was returned earlier, the judge told him: "I am not going to pass sentence on you today although the only one I can pass on you is one of life imprisonment. "I am going to order a psychiatric report on you. It is in your interests to cooperate with the psychiatrist so that I can decide the minimum term you are going to serve."

Metropolitan Police Paul Longworth (L) and Albert Alfonso became civil partners in 2023 but later split up

Speaking to the jurors, Mr Justice Bennathan said: "We put serious demands on jurors, in this case more than most. "It went on much longer than the two weeks you were expecting. In this case you have had to look at a very tough video. "They were terrible, brutal events and to read about it is a dreadful thing, but to see it is really shocking. "If you do want to seek help then speak to the court staff – above all, thank you." Det Ch Insp Ollie Stride, from the Metropolitan Police, said Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth "were best friends". "This has been one of the most harrowing murders my team have ever investigated, a case that will stay with many of us for a long time," he said. "Paul and Albert were murdered in the most brutal and callous of ways in their own home. "The investigation has been complex and intense and we worked tirelessly to build a catalogue of evidence which would ensure we brought Mosquera to justice. "Our thoughts and prayers remain with Paul and Albert's family and loved ones and all who knew them, as they continue to process the trauma of what happened."

Water bill rises needed to fix investment, report says

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Water bills have to rise steeply to make up for years of underinvestment, a major review into the state of the water industry in England and Wales has found. The long-awaited Independent Water Commission report found there had been pressure to keep household prices low for years which has led to bills being expected to jump by 30% between now and 2030. The report led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, a former Bank of England deputy governor, also suggested compulsory smart meters in homes to help people manage costs as well as scrapping the regulator Ofwat. It comes amid widespread criticism of water companies over leaking pipes and sewage spills, with pollution incidents in England hitting a new record.

Campaigner Feargal Sharkey said "corporate greed", "exploitation of bill-payers and the environment" were at the heart of the industry's problems. He also criticised the government for limiting the scope of the report to exclude renationalising the water industry in England and Wales. Environment Secretary Steve Reed claimed that nationalisation would cost £100bn. "That's money we don't have," he said. However, pollution incidents by water companies in England have reached record levels according to data from the Environment Agency. The most serious cases, which cause significant harm to aquatic life and potentially human health, rose by 60% last year.

Companies have long claimed that they have been held back from investing in the country's pipes and sewage treatment facilities because Ofwat limited price increases for customers. The report said customers' water bills have declined by 15% over the last decade when taking inflation into account. It added that there was "pressure from government and the regulator to keep bills low... between 2009 and 2024" and that this "played an important role in what can now be seen as underinvestment over this period". Last year, Ofwat announced that water bills in England and Wales would increase sharply over five years to raise £104bn to invest in infrastructure. However, since being privatised in 1989, water companies have paid out at least £54bn to shareholders, including to overseas investment funds. "There are legitimate questions about whether companies have, in some cases, issued dividends at the expense of their own financial resilience," the report said.

Ibiza Rocks pauses events after British men die at venue

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An Ibiza hotel and music venue has cancelled its upcoming events after two British men died on its premises in separate incidents. A 19-year-old man, named as Gary Kelly, died in a fall at Ibiza Rocks on Monday while another man, 26-year-old Evan Thomson, died earlier this month. The venue said it was "deeply shocked and devastated" by the incidents and had decided to pause its scheduled events programme due to "the seriousness of the situation and out of respect for those involved". Spain's civil guard told the BBC that Mr Kelly died in the early hours of Monday after falling from a balcony, and said his death appeared to be accidental.

Ibiza Rocks said it was working with the relevant authorities. It added: "The safety and wellbeing of our guests has, and always will remain, our highest priority." A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said on Monday: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities." Mr Kelly played ice hockey for Scottish team Dundee Stars, who described him as a "hugely talented and charismatic individual who had a great future ahead of him". Paying tribute, the club said: "Everyone at the club including players, staff, management, and ownership are heartbroken to hear this tragic news." They continued: "His loss will impact many in the ice hockey community and beyond. He will be sadly missed."

Mr Kelly's death came two weeks after Mr Thomson, from Aberdeen, died on 7 July at the venue. His mother said in a social media tribute that he had been on holiday with friends. "I'm absolutely heartbroken to write and tell you all, earlier this week my son Evan was in a tragic accident whilst on holiday with his friends in Ibiza and sadly passed away," she wrote, adding: "We are all absolutely broken."

Officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid gets 33-month sentence

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A former Kentucky police officer has been sentenced to 33 months in prison after being convicted in connection with a raid that resulted in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman, in her home. A federal jury last year found Brett Hankison guilty of violating Taylor's civil rights by using excessive force. The maximum sentence for the charge was life in prison. The sentencing comes days after the Trump administration asked the judge to give Hankison a one-day sentence - a position that starkly contrasts with the approach to the case under President Joe Biden. Hankison is the only officer who has been charged and convicted directly in connection with the botched raid.

Another former officer, Kelly Goodlett, who pleaded guilty to conspiring with a colleague to falsify the affidavit used to obtain search warrant for Taylor's home and to cover up their actions after her death, will be sentenced next year. After his sentence, Hankison will face three years of supervised release. Tamika Palmer, Taylor's mother, and lawyers for the family spoke after the sentencing on Monday. "I think the judge did the best she could with what she had to work with," Ms Palmer said, but she was critical of federal prosecutors who had argued for a lesser sentence. Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who was in the apartment with her the night of the raid, said he was "grateful for the small piece of justice that we got". Taylor became a face of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 following her death and the police killing of George Floyd, who was murdered during a police arrest that same year. She was killed after officers in plain clothes executed a "no-knock" search warrant at her home. They burst into her apartment in the early morning hours while she and Walker, were asleep. Authorities believed Taylor's former boyfriend was using her home to hide narcotics. Mr Walker fired a single shot when the police knocked the door down, hitting one officer, Sgt John Mattingly, in the leg. Mr Walker said the officers did not announce themselves as police, and he thought they were intruders. The three officers returned fire, shooting 32 bullets into the flat. Hankinson fired 10 times into her apartment, in order, he said during the trial, to protect fellow officers. None of Hankison's bullets hit anyone, but they did enter a neighbouring property, where a pregnant woman, a five-year-old and a man had been sleeping. Prosecutors said Hankison acted recklessly and "violated one of the most fundamental rules of deadly force: If they cannot see the person they're shooting at, they cannot pull the trigger." Outside the courthouse, protestors waiting for the verdict blocked the streets chanting Taylor's name. Several people, including Taylor's aunt, Bianca Austin, were detained by police.

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In early November 2024, Hankison was convicted on one count of civil rights abuse. "His use of deadly force was unlawful and put Ms Taylor in harm's way," then Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Biden-appointee, said in a statement. "This verdict is an important step toward accountability for the violation of Breonna Taylor's civil rights, but justice for the loss of Ms Taylor is a task that exceeds human capacity." Days after Hankinson's conviction, Donald Trump won re-election - a political shift that meant the sentencing recommendation would come not from the Biden administration, which brought the charges, but from the Trump-led justice department. Last week, that recommendation - a request for Hankison to serve one day in prison - stunned some, including Breonna Taylor's family. "Every American who believes in equal justice under the law should be outraged," attorneys for the family said. "Recommending just one day in prison sends the unmistakable message that white officers can violate the civil rights of Black Americans with near-total impunity." In its sentencing request, the justice department argued that although Hankison was involved in "executing the warrant" during the deadly raid, he did not shoot Taylor "and is not otherwise responsible for her death". The justice department also said that additional prison time "would simply be unjust under these circumstances". Ordinarily, sentencing recommendations are signed by lawyers involved in the case or career justice department employees who deal with sentencing requests. In this case, Trump's appointee to run the Civil Rights Department, Harmeet Dhillon, signed the recommendation.

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England manager Sarina Wiegman says her players decided to stop taking the knee before matches because the impact of the anti-racism gesture is "not good enough".

The Lionesses will not take the knee before their Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy on Tuesday after defender Jess Carter revealed she has been targeted with racist abuse on social media throughout the tournament.

On Sunday, England's players said they would stop taking the knee as it was "clear we and football need to find another way to tackle racism".

"Taking the knee, that's not enough. We have done that for a while. The impact is not good enough, it's not as big as we think," Wiegman told BBC Sport's Dan Roan on Monday.

"When there is this form of racism we felt we have to do something else, something different, so that's why we are not taking the knee."

England midfielder Georgia Stanway told BBC Sport that the squad will stand at kick-off instead of kneeling.

"We feel like it has gone past that [taking the knee] now," Stanway said.

"We feel it is still happening even when we are taking the knee. We have decided that we will stand and we will not do that.

"We think that is a way of making change in itself because we want to get people talking - we want to tell people that what is being done isn't enough."

Police are investigating the abuse suffered by Carter.

The head of football's international anti-discrimination body, Fare, questioned England's decision to stop performing what it considers a "powerful anti-racist act".

Stanway praised Carter's decision to go public about the abuse and pledged the support of the squad for their team-mate.

"It's horrendous," said Stanway. "It's really difficult because we will never understand, but we want to create an environment where Jess feels safe and we want her to be able to tell us in those moments where she is experiencing something because as a collective we can be so powerful in order to try and make change.

"That is exactly what we have done now. It is not only Jess thinking about herself, she is thinking about other players, she is thinking about the next generation and it is such an unselfish thing to do to be able to talk about something you are going through in order to try and make change at the end of it."

Italy have declared their solidarity with England and when asked if there will be a gesture at the match, defender Cecilia Salvai said: "I believe we will talk and discuss tonight and our captains are dealing with this. We are open and willing to do anything necessary."

NHS strike days plan puts patients at risk, says BMA

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A row has broken out between NHS England bosses and the British Medical Association over the level of cover that will be made available during a five-day strike by doctors. NHS England has ordered hospitals to only cancel non-urgent care, such as hip and knee operations, in exceptional circumstances. But the BMA has warned this will put patients at risk as it will mean non-striking doctors will be spread too thinly to staff emergency services. The walkout by resident doctors – the new name for junior doctors – is due to begin at 07:00 BST on Friday. The BMA has 48,000 resident doctor members, about two thirds of the workforce.

During previous strikes in 2023 and 2024 non-urgent work was cancelled in large quantities so senior doctors could provide cover in emergency and urgent services. This came after NHS England told hospitals that rescheduling bookings and appointments was going to be "sadly essential" to maintain safe care. But this new approach is being overseen by Sir Jim Mackey, who became chief executive of NHS England in the spring after Amanda Pritchard stepped down. Sources at NHS England said he was determined to minimise the disruption, pointing out that cancelling non-urgent work comes at a risk to patients too.

Queen Elizabeth II's fashion to feature in exhibit

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Getty Images The exhibition will mark the centenary of the birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II

The changing fashions of the late Queen Elizabeth are to go on show in a major exhibition next year at Buckingham Palace. There will be about 200 items, including dresses and jewellery, hats and shoes, in what is claimed as the biggest ever display of the late Queen's clothing. The exhibition, featuring items from her childhood through to the decades of her long reign, will coincide with the centenary of her birth. Among the items in Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style will be her wedding dress, made in 1947 by the designer Sir Norman Hartnell.

ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress from 1947 will be on display

The exhibition opening at the King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace next Spring will chronicle Queen Elizabeth's life through the outfits she wore for public events and when off duty. The "archive" of clothes owned by the late Queen, who died at the age of 96 in 2022, is now in the care of the Royal Collection Trust, which announced the exhibition. One of the earliest surviving pieces from her wardrobe is a silver lamé and tulle bridesmaid dress, that she wore at the age of eight in 1934 at the wedding of her uncle the Duke of Kent.

ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST A hacking jacket is among the clothes worn away from public duties

Clothes could also serve as a diplomatic message, such as a green and white gown made for a state banquet in Pakistan in 1961, with the dress incorporating the country's national colours. More relaxed, printed dresses showing the fashion trends of the 1970s will be part of the display, along with design sketches and handwritten correspondence about clothing choices. The late Queen's more everyday clothes will also be on show, including riding jackets, tartan skirts and headscarves.

ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST Dresses from the 1970s had a more relaxed style

"In the year that she would have turned 100-years-old, this exhibition will be a celebration of Queen Elizabeth's uniquely British style and her enduring fashion legacy," said the exhibition's curator, Caroline de Guitaut. She said the display would use the fashions to "tell the story of a lifetime of thoughtful style choices - from her hands-on role and understanding of the soft power behind her clothing, to the exceptional craftsmanship behind each garment".

Divers find WW1 ship 109 years after it was sunk

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Steffen Scholz The ship had been lost for more than a century until a team of divers discovered its location

Divers have found the wreckage of a Royal Navy warship in the North Sea - more than 100 years after it was sunk during World War One. HMS Nottingham was identified 60 miles off the coast of Scotland by a team of ten divers led by ProjectXplore, an international project that aims to locate historically-significant shipwrecks around the UK. Thirty-eight crew members were killed when the 457ft ship was torpedoed by a German submarine on 19 August 1916. Its resting place, at a depth of 82 metres, remained a mystery until ProjectXplore documented the site this month.

The team said it had "no doubt" about the ship's identity due to its name stamp, dimensions, equipment and condition, which matched reports about the circumstances of the attack. Divers also found white dinner plates stamped with a Royal Navy blue crown emblem, as well as the embossed lettering "Nottingham" on the top of the stern. HMS Nottingham was struck three times on its port side while on a reconnaissance mission. The German U-boat had been spotted earlier that morning, but a crew member mistook it for a small fishing vessel.

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Farage proposes sending prisoners to overseas jails

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has proposed sending some prisoners overseas to serve their sentences, as part of a raft of measures he says would create around 30,000 prison places and cost £17.4bn. Speaking at an event in London, he also announced plans to build five prisons, return foreign prisoners to their country of origin, and recruit 30,000 police officers. Farage said the UK was "facing nothing short of societal collapse" and that a Reform government would halve crime in five years. Labour said the policies were "unfunded" - while the Conservatives accused Farage of offering "tough talk without the faintest idea how to deliver it".

Asked after his speech how the policies would be funded, Farage said tax rises would not be needed and that Reform was "advocating cutting huge amounts of public spending," including the HS2 rail project and net-zero policies. He said crime costed the British economy £170bn, adding: "It isn't really a question of can we afford to do this - it is really a question of can we afford not to do this?" Reform UK estimates its proposals would cost £17.4bn over five years, with an annual cost of £3.48bn. Plans to hire more police officers make up £10.5bn of the overall bill. Farage said a Reform government would want to see a "higher and physically tougher standard of police officer on our streets". Asked about this measure on Matt Chorley on 5 Live, Reform MP Sarah Pochin said: "I never like to see two female police officers out together... I'd much rather see a great big strapping male police officer with a female." "I think they look vulnerable, but that's just my opinion," she said. She added: "But there's 100% a place for women police officers. "We need them to go out to certain, perhaps more sensitive situations - situations where children are involved, situations where battered wives are involved or battered girlfriends, that type of thing."

In order to create more prison spaces, Farage said his party would spend £5bn to build and operate five new low-security 'Nightingale' prisons on Ministry of Defence land, creating 12,400 spaces for "lower category offenders". The Nightingale label is a reference to the network of emergency temporary hospitals set up during the Covid pandemic. Farage said he would be willing to force Reform-run councils to accept new prisons in their area, adding that it would bring well paid jobs to local communities. Reform is also proposing to create 10,400 places by transferring foreign prisoners to their country of origin. In exchange, the UK would be prepared to accept British offenders serving sentences abroad, he said. A further 10,000 prison places could be found by sending serious offenders to serve their sentences abroad at an estimated cost of £1.25bn, the party says. Farage said his party would consider multiple locations and pointed to Kosovo, Estonia and El Salvador as possibilities, although when pressed on the central American country's human rights record, he said it was an "extreme example". Earlier this year, the El Salvadorian President offered to take prisoners in the US - including those with American citizenship - and house them in El Salvador's mega-jail. Other countries have pursued similar arrangements - in 2021 Denmark agreed to pay Kosovo an annual fee of £12.8m for an initial five-year period to rent 300 of their prison spaces. Successive UK governments have reportedly explored the idea of sending prisoners to Estonia. The BBC has been told that both former Conservative ministers and current Labour ones came to the view that such a plan would be very expensive. In September of last year, the government said it was "making no such plans or announcements in relation to Estonian prison places". A growing prison population, coupled with a lack of new prisons, has put pressure on the system. According to the most recent figures, there are 87,835 people in prison in England and Wales, while the useable operational capacity stands at 89,582. Last year, the Prison Governors' Association warned that prisons were days away from running out of space, leading to the government letting some inmates out of prison early.

At least 20 dead after air force jet crashes into Bangladesh school

Place crash witness: 'I heard an explosion, saw fire and smoke'

More than 50 people were taken to hospital with burns, many in critical condition, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery said.

The armed forces said in a statement on Facebook that the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise just after 13:00 local time (07:06 GMT) on Monday. The pilot was among those killed, the air force added.

Footage from Milestone School and College in the suburb of Uttara showed a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a two-storey building.

At least 20 people died and more than 170 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka.

Many of the victims were students who had just been let out of school when the plane crashed. Seventeen of the casualties were children, the health ministry said.

The age range for students attending the school is between four and 18 years old.

A teacher at the college, Rezaul Islam, told BBC Bangla that he saw the plane "directly" hit the building.

Another teacher, Masud Tarik, told Reuters that he heard an explosion: "When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke... There were many guardians and kids here."

A year 10 student said he had just left the building after finishing an exam when he saw the plane hit the building "right in front of my eyes". His best friend died in front of him, he said.

The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Taukir Islam, had tried to navigate the jet to a less populated area after the mechanical fault occurred, the armed forces statement said. He had only just taken off from an air force base in the capital.

An investigation committee has been formed to look into the incident, the statement added.

Images from the scene in the hours after the crash showed scores of emergency service workers sorting through charred rubble to try and find survivors, while being watched by huge crowds of onlookers who climbed on top of surrounding buildings to see.

Victims have been treated at seven hospitals across the city, the health ministry said.

At Uttara Adhunik Medical College Hospital, an on-duty doctor said most of the injured were aged between 10 and 15 years old, many suffering from jet fuel burns.

Massive crowds thronged Dhaka's National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, among them families desperate for information about relatives and volunteers who had come to donate blood.

One man's eight-year-old nephew was among the students who died in the crash. "My beloved nephew is in the morgue right now," he said, his hand resting on the arm of his younger brother, the boy's father, who kept repeating: "Where is my son?"

Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr

King, a Baptist minister, was shot in Memphis on 4 April 1968, at age 39. James Earl Ray, a career criminal, pleaded guilty to the killing, but later renounced his plea.

Many members of King's family had opposed the release. A statement from his two living children condemned "any attempts to misuse these documents in ways intended to undermine our father's legacy".

A court-imposed order had kept the FBI documents, totalling 230,000 pages, blocked from public view since 1977.

US President Donald Trump's administration has released a trove of records on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, including FBI surveillance files on the civil rights leader.

King Jr's two living children, Martin III and Bernice, who were notified ahead of time about the release, said in a statement on Monday: "We ask those who engage with the release of these files to do so with empathy, restraint, and respect for our family's continuing grief.

"The release of these files must be viewed within their full historical context.

"During our father's lifetime, he was relentlessly targeted by an invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing disinformation and surveillance campaign orchestrated by J Edgar Hoover through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)."

The statement said the government's surveillance had denied King the "dignity and freedoms of private citizens".

On the campaign trail, Trump promised Americans he would release files on the assassinations of King and former President John F Kennedy.

He signed an executive order in January ordering that documents from both assassinations be declassified, along with the records in the assassination of Robert F Kennedy.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) said in a press release on Monday: "The MLK files in today's release had never been digitized and sat collecting dust in facilities across the federal government for decades, until today."

The documents include "internal FBI memos" and "never-before-seen CIA records" behind the hunt for King's assassin, the DNI said.

The release was co-ordinated with the FBI, Department of Justice, National Archives and CIA.

"The American people deserve answers decades after the horrific assassination of one of our nation's great leaders," US Attorney General Pamela Bondi said.

Trump's critics noted the release comes as the administration is accused of a lack of transparency over files relating to influential sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose 2019 jail death was ruled a suicide.

Civil rights leader Al Sharpton said the release of the King files was "a desperate attempt to distract" from "the firestorm engulfing Trump over the Epstein files and the public unraveling of his credibility".

Not all of King's family was upset about the release.

Referring to the civil rights leader as "my uncle", Alveda King said: "I am grateful to President Trump and DNI Gabbard for delivering on their pledge of transparency.

"While we continue to mourn his death, the declassification and release of these documents are a historic step towards the truth that the American people deserve."

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, dies aged 54

Warner played the son of Bill Cosby on the massively-popular US sitcom from 1984-1992.

Warner appears to have been dragged out to sea by a swift ocean current while swimming at Playa Grande around 14:00 local time in Cocles, a town in the province of Limón, local authorities said.

Warner, who was 54, drowned on Sunday while on vacation in Costa Rica.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died.

The Cosby Show ranked as the number one TV show for five seasons from 1985 to 1990. It portrayed a cosy middle-class family - a relatively rare depiction at the time of black Americans on television.

"I was literally the last person they saw," he recalled in a 2023 interview.

He was handpicked for his breakout role by Cosby on the final day of a nationwide audition.

Warner was Emmy-nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a comedy series for his work on The Cosby Show in 1986.

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

Authorities said bystanders rescued Warner and brought him to shore, where the Costa Rican Red Cross tried to treat him, but he was declared dead at the scene.

"When the show first came out, there were white people and black people talking about (how) the Huxtables don't really exist, black people don't really live like that," Warner said in a 2013 interview.

"Meanwhile, we were getting tens of thousands of fan letters from people saying, 'Thank you so much for this show.'"

After The Cosby Show, Warner appeared in several other television programmes including Malcom & Eddie, alongside comedian Eddie Griffin.

Griffin paid respects to him on social media after his death, writing "R.I.P. King" and "My big little brother".

He had guest appearances on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Sesame Street. More recently, he played AJ Austin, a cardio-thoracic surgeon on the medical drama series The Resident.

Warner also won a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance in 2015, alongside Robert Glasper and Lalah Hathaway for their cover of Stevie Wonder's song Jesus Children of America.

His spoken word album "Hiding In Plain View" garnered him another Grammy nomination in 2023.

Last year, he started a podcast - "Not All Hood" - which discussed mental health in the black community.

Former co-stars and fans has been posting their tributes to him online.

Basketball star Magic Johnson, who appeared in an AIDS awareness video directed by Warner, wrote that he and his wife were "both super fans of the hit Cosby Show and continued to follow his career" over the years.

"Every time I ran into Malcolm, we would have deep and fun conversations about basketball, life, and business. He will truly be missed," Johnson wrote.

Tracee Ellis Ross, who starred with Warner on Reed Between the Lines, also mourned him, writing: "My heart is so so sad. What an actor and friend you were: warm, gentle, present, kind, thoughtful, deep, funny, elegant. You made the world a brighter place.

"Sending so much love to your family. I'm so sorry for this unimaginable loss."

Actress Niecy Nash posted that she had just spoken to Warner.

"We talked about how happy we both were in our marriages. Damn friend. You were cornerstone of The Cosby Show. We all loved Theo! Never to be forgotten. You will be missed. Rest Easy."

Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock also praised him, writing in a post: "For me and so many in my generation, Malcolm-Jamal Warner was a part of our childhood, a brother whose character 'Theo' felt like one of my own.

"May God grant peace to his soul, strength and grace to his grieving family."

Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge

3 hours ago Share Save Sarah Spina-Matthews & Rachael Lazaro BBC News, Manchester Richard Stead BBC News Reporting from Eccles Share Save

X The roof of a double-decker bus has been torn off after it struck a bridge

Fifteen people have been injured, one critically, as a double-decker bus had its roof torn off after striking a bridge. The vehicle crashed at the junction of Barton Road and Trafford Road in Eccles, Salford, at about 15:00 BST, Greater Manchester Police said. North West Ambulance Service said 15 people were treated at the scene and then taken to hospital. Three people have sustained serious injuries. One of them is in a critical condition. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said the bus was a 100 service in operation at the time of the crash.

X Several passengers were taken to hospital after the crash with three seriously hurt

A large number of paramedics, including an air ambulance, attended the scene. Road closures are in place, with police advising people to avoid the area. North West Ambulance Service said it had sent 10 emergency ambulances, its hazard response team and colleagues from North West Air Ambulance, with the first team arriving at 15.10. "NWAS treated 15 patients who were all taken to Salford Royal or Manchester Royal Infirmary hospitals," it added.

Salar Ardalani A witness says several children were on the bus when it crashed

Stacey Morley, who lives next to the scene of the crash, said this was the "third or fourth time" she had seen a bus crash into the same canal bridge. "It was horrific, I'm still in shock," she said. "I just feel sorry for the people and their families."

Szymon Hundz said he and his girlfriend were in their flat overlooking the road at the time of the crash. He said his girlfriend saw the bus go under the bridge and "two people fall out from the top floor onto the ground". Mr Hundz said: "It was a really loud explosion sound. "We rushed down to bring chairs and water and stuff for people, we were trying to find any medical supplies from the neighbours while paramedics weren't there." He said he witnessed one man have a seizure after the crash, and "lots of people with bleeding heads".

Richard Stead/BBC Szymon Hundz says he rushed down to help the victims after the crash

Witness Josh Tyldesley said the roof of the bus had been "completely ripped off". "I saw a woman or a man lying at the back of the bus," he said. "I've never ever seen an emergency presence like it."

Richard Stead/BBC Josh Tyldesley says he saw someone lying on the road behind the bus

Another witness who lives in the area said seeing the crash and its aftermath was "really upsetting". She said: "I've actually never seen anything like it in my life. "[There were] lots of children on the bus, the bus is a mess."

Tyler Tyldesley The bus was operating on the 100 route at the time of the crash

Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester Vernon Everitt said an "immediate and urgent" investigation into how the crash happened was under way. "First and foremost, our thoughts are with everyone on board the bus," he said. "This is clearly a distressing situation for everyone involved and we'd like to thank emergency services for their swift response."

Richard Stead/BBC Paramedics, including air ambulance, are at the scene

A TfGM spokesperson earlier said it "had received reports of a double-decker bus colliding with a bridge on Barton Road in Eccles". "The bus was a 100 service and in operation at the time of the collision," they said. "Our absolute priority right now is supporting the emergency response and the people who were on board." A bus has previously had its roof ripped off after striking the same bridge in April 2023.

Tribunal nurse 'would not treat trans patients differently'

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Getty Images Sandie Peggie was suspended by NHS Fife following an altercation with Dr Beth Upton

A nurse who confronted a trans doctor in a hospital changing room would not have treated trans patients differently from any other patient, a tribunal has heard. Charlotte Myles, a clinical service manager at NHS Fife, was tasked with reviewing Sandie Peggie's suspension following an altercation with Dr Beth Upton - a trans woman - on Christmas Eve 2023. Ms Myles said she did not have patient safety concerns regarding Ms Peggie, as the nurse's feelings towards Dr Upton and trans patients in general could not be linked. Ms Peggie claims her treatment was unlawful under the 2010 Equality Act and brought the case against NHS Fife.

Ms Myles said she asked Ms Peggie how she would treat trans patients and that the nurse told her she would treat them as she would any patient. Ms Peggie said she "felt sorry" for trans people and Ms Myles deemed there was not any risk from her returning to work. She believed the nurse would "treat patients as patients". Ms Myles was later questioned by Ms Peggie's lawyer Naomi Cunningham. The witness said she was "not impressed" with concerns regarding an alleged previous incident where Ms Peggie was accused of walking out on seeing a patient due to Dr Upton's presence. Ms Myles said this had not been escalated or reported in the correct manner at the time.

Timeline of the Sandie Peggie tribunal

Ms Myles also said she was told by other members of NHS Fife staff - including Dr Upton's line manager Dr Kate Searle - that Ms Peggie had previously been involved in racist incidents in the workplace. However Ms Myles said these incidents had never been escalated or documented, with no times or dates provided for when they occurred. She added she was not willing to use "third hand information" when deciding whether Ms Peggie should return to her work and that she considered the claims hearsay. Ms Myles said other senior staff consulted were reluctant to agree with her decision to have Ms Peggie return to work at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. Ms Myles said senior staff alleged Ms Peggie apparently supported American President Donald Trump, a noted critic of trans rights.

'Damage limitation'

A recurring theme of England's tournament has been the weaknesses exposed in defence, with France and Sweden's pace causing them problems.

Carter has switched positions on three occasions - playing as a right-sided centre-back, a left-sided centre-back and a left-back to try to solve the issue.

Alex Greenwood has also switched from centre-back to full-back, while defender Esme Morgan impressed when she came off the bench in the win over Sweden.

Wiegman has a selection headache with Morgan pushing for a starting place, and she might also choose to protect Carter following the racial abuse.

"Although it's a hard situation, Jess is a very strong person and wants to move on. She also felt we had to address this. You can't just let it go," said Wiegman.

"We know there's a match going on and we're ready to perform - she's ready to perform and to compete. That says a lot about her and the team.

"We have headaches all the time because a lot of players can play from the start. It's what makes the team so strong."

There were also doubts over the availability of captain Leah Williamson after she was seen using crutches and wearing a protective boot on Thursday.

But Wiegman confirmed Williamson has recovered from an ankle injury and she was in full training on Monday.

"She really wants to play and she did everything to recover as quickly as possible - and she has. It means she is available," added Wiegman.

England became the first team to progress from a knockout tie at the Euros having trailed by two goals in their win over Sweden.

Meanwhile, Italy have opened the scoring in all four of their matches so far.

So can England wipe away the cobwebs and produce a solid defensive display?

"I'd like to think we've got all the wobbles out of the way," England forward Beth Mead told BBC Sport.

"I think this is very much the business end of the tournament, we've got to be on it and we've got to be very much in the right headspace. We've got to play well in knockout football now."

Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs

As part of the shake-up, the existing watchdog, which has been criticised as "toothless", will be scrapped.

Meanwhile, former ministers who take up a job which breaches post-government employment rules will also be asked to repay any severance payment.

The move is part of a package of measures the government says will drive up standards in politics.

Ministers who leave office following a "serious breach" of ministerial rules will be stopped from getting pay-outs from October.

It will be chaired by Lt Gen Doug Chalmers, a former military chief who currently chairs the committee.

The government said a new Ethics and Integrity Commission would replace the Committee on Standards in Public Life, established in 1994, which advises the prime minister on upholding ethical standards.

The functions of the Advisory Committee for Business Appointments (Acoba), which vets jobs taken up by former ministers and senior officials to avoid conflicts of interest, will be split between existing bodies.

Currently ministers are entitled to a severance payment equivalent to three months' salary when they leave office for any reason, regardless of how long they have been in the job.

This has led to outrage over payments worth thousands of pounds for ministers who were in the job for just a few weeks, including during Liz Truss's short-lived premiership.

Under the changes, which will come into effect from 13 October, ministers who leave office having served fewer than six months, or following a "serious breach" of the Ministerial Code, will no longer get the payment.

Ministers who return to office within three months of leaving will also forgo their salary until the end of that three-month period.

It will be for the prime minister to decide whether there has been a "serious breach" and to ask for severance pay to be stopped.

Meanwhile, the system for vetting post-government jobs is being strengthened so former ministers face a financial penalty if they seriously breach the rules, and will be asked to repay any severance payment.

Currently ministers must seek advice from Acoba about any job they wish to take up within two years of leaving office, a period during which they are also not allowed to lobby the government.

Advice from the committee can range from delaying taking up the role, not taking part in certain activities, or not taking the job at all.

However, Acoba has no way of forcing people to comply with its advice and cannot sanction former ministers.

High-profile examples of this include Boris Johnson, who has been found by Acoba to have breached its rules by not seeking advice from the watchdog before taking up columnist roles, but faced no penalty.

The Cabinet Office said the new Ethics and Integrity Commission would have an expanded role, including a new obligation to report annually to the PM on the health of the standards system.

The government said it was also committing to responding to all the commission's reports in a "reasonable timeframe".

Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden said: "This overhaul will mean there are stronger rules, fewer quangos and clearer lines of accountability."

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams has celebrated victory in the last 16 of the women's doubles at the Washington Open after 16 months away from tennis.

The 45-year-old former world number one, who accepted a wildcard for the tournament, had not competed since the Miami Open in March 2024 - and last won at the Cincinnati Open in August 2023.

Williams and fellow American Hailey Baptiste beat Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue 6-3 6-1.

"It was inspiring to be out here," Williams told Sky Sports. "I love this game and still hitting it big."

She will face another American, Peyton Stearns, in the first round of the singles competition on Tuesday.

Williams, who was playing doubles for the first time in three years, joked she wished she could have partnered with 23-year-old Baptiste, the world number 50, instead of her sister Serena - the 23-time major champion.

She said: "I think from the first point I could see that we were going to be a good team. We just should have started playing earlier, years ago, right? I think Serena was just in the way."

Venus, who does not have a ranking, won 14 major titles alongside Serena in the women's doubles, as the Williams sisters dominated the sport for many years.

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"As soon as I knew there was a chance to join Manchester United, I had to take the opportunity to sign for the club of my dreams; the team whose shirt I wore growing up," said Mbeumo.

"My mentality is to always be better than I was yesterday. I know that I have the spirit and character to reach another level here, learning from Ruben Amorim and playing alongside world-class players.

"Everybody told me about the environment that is being created here and how exciting the plans are for the future. This is a massive club, with an incredible stadium and amazing fans, we are all really determined to challenge for the biggest trophies."

United submitted their first bid for Mbeumo - worth an overall £55m - at the start of June.

They failed with a second bid of £62.5m at the end of that month before reaching an agreement with their third offer.

Mbeumo scored 70 goals and registered 51 assists in 242 games for Brentford since joining in 2019 from Troyes.

He netted 20 goals and registered seven assists in the Premier League last season - both career highs.

"Bryan's goals and assists record in the Premier League is exceptional, his remarkable consistency has put him among the most productive players in England for the last three seasons," said United director of football Jason Wilcox.

"Bryan's belief in our project and determination to join the club confirmed he was the perfect fit for Manchester United and the culture we are developing."

Mbeumo's departure makes him the Bees' biggest ever sale, eclipsing the £40m paid by Al-Ahli for Ivan Toney in August 2024.

"On behalf of everyone at Brentford, I would like to wish Bryan all the best for the future and thank him for his fantastic efforts over six seasons with us," said Bees director of football Phil Giles.

"Bryan came to us as a teenager, and it has been an absolute pleasure for all of us here to watch him develop as a player and a person. Our fans have loved him, and he has been a part of some of our greatest days.

"There is always a right time for a player to move on and, for Bryan, that time is now. He has the opportunity to go to one of the biggest clubs in the world and we are very happy for him."

The winger, who will wear the number 19 shirt, is expected to be in United's travelling squad for their pre-season tour of the United States on Tuesday.

Head coach Brendon McCullum told England they were "too nice" before the tetchy third Test against India, according to batter Harry Brook.

England's thrilling 22-run win at Lord's included a number of flashpoints between the two sides, starting on the third evening, when the tourists were annoyed by the time-wasting of home openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett.

India pace bowler Mohammed Siraj was subsequently punished for his celebration of Duckett's wicket on the fourth morning, while England seamer Brydon Carse and visiting all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had to be separated on the final day.

England's aggression in the field was a feature of their defence of a target of 192, dismissing India for 170.

And Brook said McCullum's previous comments were raised on the fourth evening, when the match hung in the balance.

"He actually said a few days before that we are too nice sometimes," Brook told BBC Sport.

"I brought it up the night before the last day: 'Baz said the other day we're too nice, I think tomorrow is a perfect opportunity to really get stuck into them'.

"It came at the perfect time. The opportunity that arose for us to not be the nice guys was because of what they did the night before.

"We watched two of our guys out there on their own, going back at the Indians after they were going at them. We just thought 'we're not standing for that'.

"We had a conversation and said 'it's time to not be those nice guys that we have been before'."

In a letter seen by BBC Sport, Boardman warned: "This behaviour is abhorrent and unacceptable in any context, but it is especially disheartening given the progress we have made in championing women and girls in sport.

"Through Sport England and National Lottery investment, we have committed hundreds of millions of pounds to increase participation, visibility and opportunity for women and girls in sport."

In October 2023, the Online Safety Act became law, ensuring social media platforms have a duty to protect users from content such as racism, with Ofcom responsible for enforcing the legislation, and developing codes of practice to guide tech companies. However, some anti-racism campaigners believe there needs to be more urgency.

"The Online Safety Act 2023 provides a framework to address illegal and harmful content, including hate speech and misogynistic abuse," wrote Boardman.

"We are particularly interested in how the new codes can be used to address the kind of targeted abuse we are seeing. We understand that Ofcom has also issued draft guidance on improving online safety for women and girls, and we would welcome the opportunity to discuss how these measures can be strengthened and enforced.

"For too long, internet trolls have been given free rein by the big tech companies to spread bile and misery, and this cannot be allowed to continue.

"Could you please advise what further steps can be taken within the current regulatory framework to tackle misogyny and racism online?"

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told BBC Sport that social media companies and Ofcom "need to do more".

"I think the act will continue to be tested every time a problem surfaces and it's incumbent on those such as Ofcom and social media platforms to be proactive in rooting this out," she said.

"We brought in the Online Harms Act this year to make sure there are sanctions for companies that don't take this content down and we are doing a lot of work in schools to educate young people about the impact of online abuse but it's incumbent on all of us to call this out.

"It's absolutely disgraceful what [Jess Carter] has had to put up with and we are completely behind her and the Lionesses."

Ofcom has been approached for comment.

In this modern world, where image means so much, the post uploaded on to Marcus Rashford's social media feed on Sunday was instructive.

Rashford was on a private plane, heading to Barcelona, playing cards with his brothers Dane and Dwaine.

As he shuffled the deck, one card was shown, half turned over. The ace of hearts.

Presumably this was deliberate. The card itself is positive, symbolic. More impactful than, say, the three of diamonds or six of clubs.

But it also captured the sentiment of genuine affection around the 27-year-old.

Even those inside Old Trafford, who have known for so long there was no chance of a return, no possibility of Ruben Amorim's arm being placed round his shoulders as he was ushered back into the fold, privately wish Rashford well and hope he makes a success of it at the Nou Camp.

They know the striker needs a spark that will return him to the levels he is capable of and that just wasn't going to happen at the club he supported as a boy and joined as a seven-year-old.

There were flashes of it during his half season on loan at Aston Villa in 2024-25 but the consistency was still missing. Rashford was looking at alternatives anyway but it is not certain Villa manager Unai Emery would have tried to sign the forward permanently, even if the Spaniard's side had qualified for the Champions League.

Barcelona is a completely different level. They are the club Rashford has had at the top of his wishlist for two seasons.

If he cannot be motivated to play alongside Robert Lewandowski or driven by the challenge of lining up with Lamine Yamal, who has emerged as a teenager on an even higher trajectory than Rashford did himself a decade ago, then major questions will be asked about his career as a whole.

McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown says he was "not surprised" Christian Horner was sacked as team boss of Red Bull.

Horner was dismissed as team principal and CEO of Red Bull on 9 July, three days after their driver Max Verstappen finished fifth in the British Grand Prix.

Brown told Canadian television channel TSN: "I'm maybe [surprised by] the timing, but not the result.

"There's been a lot of drama there the last couple of years and it doesn't seem like that drama has been calming down - maybe been getting worse. So I'm not surprised."

Red Bull has given no reason for the removal of Horner, who has been replaced by Frenchman Laurent Mekies, formerly the principal of second team Racing Bulls.

Horner had led the team since their debut in 2005. His departure came 17 months after it emerged that a female employee had accused him of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour. Two separate Red Bull internal investigations dismissed the allegations, which Horner has always denied.

Since then, Red Bull have gone through a tempestuous period, including a decline in their competitiveness.

Their chief technical officer Adrian Newey resigned in April last year, at least partly as a result of the allegations against Horner. Newey - regarded as the greatest F1 designer in history - now works for Aston Martin.

In July last year, long-time sporting director Jonathan Wheatley also resigned. He is now team principal of Sauber, which next year is morphing into Audi's factory team.

And in September Red Bull head of strategy Will Courtenay signed for McLaren. He is currently being held to his contract and is expected to join his new team at some point next year.